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Choghadiya & Shubh Muhurat Today

Today's auspicious and inauspicious windows — Choghadiya, Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam, Abhijit Muhurat, and planetary horas — computed from your city's exact sunrise and sunset.

Rahu Kalam & other daily windows

Rahu Kalam

12:44 – 14:23

Inauspicious

Yamaganda

07:48 – 09:27

Inauspicious

Gulika Kalam

11:06 – 12:44

Inauspicious

Abhijit Muhurat

12:18 – 13:11

Not observed on Wednesdays

Choghadiya

Day Choghadiya

Sunrise to sunset

ChoghadiyaNatureTime
LabhAuspicious06:09 – 07:48
AmritAuspicious07:48 – 09:27
KaalNowInauspicious09:27 – 11:06
ShubhAuspicious11:06 – 12:44
RogInauspicious12:44 – 14:23
UdvegInauspicious14:23 – 16:02
ChalNeutral16:02 – 17:41
LabhAuspicious17:41 – 19:19

Night Choghadiya

Sunset to next sunrise

ChoghadiyaNatureTime
UdvegInauspicious19:19 – 20:41
ShubhAuspicious20:41 – 22:02
AmritAuspicious22:02 – 23:23
ChalNeutral23:23 – 00:45+1
RogInauspicious00:45+1 – 02:06+1
KaalInauspicious02:06+1 – 03:27+1
LabhAuspicious03:27+1 – 04:49+1
UdvegInauspicious04:49+1 – 06:10+1

Hora (planetary hours)

Each hora here is a 60-minute planetary hour counted from sunrise — the classical Kala Hora sequence, where the first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's lord. Some panchangs instead divide day and night separately into twelve unequal horas each.

Day horas

Hora lordNatureTime
MercuryAuspicious06:09 – 07:09
MoonAuspicious07:09 – 08:09
SaturnInauspicious08:09 – 09:09
JupiterNowAuspicious09:09 – 10:09
MarsInauspicious10:09 – 11:09
SunInauspicious11:09 – 12:09
VenusAuspicious12:09 – 13:09
MercuryAuspicious13:09 – 14:09
MoonAuspicious14:09 – 15:09
SaturnInauspicious15:09 – 16:09
JupiterAuspicious16:09 – 17:09
MarsInauspicious17:09 – 18:09
SunInauspicious18:09 – 19:09
VenusAuspicious19:09 – 20:09

Night horas

Hora lordNatureTime
MercuryAuspicious20:09 – 21:09
MoonAuspicious21:09 – 22:09
SaturnInauspicious22:09 – 23:09
JupiterAuspicious23:09 – 00:09+1
MarsInauspicious00:09+1 – 01:09+1
SunInauspicious01:09+1 – 02:09+1
VenusAuspicious02:09+1 – 03:09+1
MercuryAuspicious03:09+1 – 04:09+1
MoonAuspicious04:09+1 – 05:09+1
SaturnInauspicious05:09+1 – 06:09+1

What is Choghadiya?

Choghadiya divides the day and the night into eight equal parts each — roughly ninety minutes per part. Seven choghadiyas — Udveg, Chal, Labh, Amrit, Kaal, Shubh, and Rog — rotate in a fixed cycle, and each weekday enters the cycle at a different point, which is why Monday's table differs from Tuesday's. Amrit, Shubh, and Labh are held auspicious for new beginnings; Chal favours travel; Udveg, Kaal, and Rog are best avoided for important starts.

How Rahu Kalam is calculated

The span from sunrise to sunset (dinamana) is divided into eight equal parts, and one weekday-dependent part is Rahu Kalam. Because the calculation is anchored to the local sunrise and sunset, the window shifts every day and differs between cities. Tradition avoids beginning journeys, ventures, and important paperwork during it. Yamaganda and Gulika Kalam are sibling windows computed the same way from their own weekday tables.

Is Abhijit Muhurat always auspicious?

Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas of the day — about 48 minutes straddling local solar noon on a twelve-hour day. It is treated as a self-certified auspicious window for most work, with one caveat: several classical traditions void Abhijit on Wednesdays, so this page flags it rather than listing it that day.

How the hora table works

Each hora is a planetary hour. The first hora of the day belongs to the weekday's lord — the Sun on Sunday, the Moon on Monday, and so on — and the sequence then follows the classical order Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, repeating through the day and night. Horas of Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon favour auspicious work; those of the Sun, Mars, and Saturn call for care.

Frequently asked questions

What time is Rahu Kalam today?
Rahu Kalam depends on your city's sunrise and sunset, so the window differs from city to city. The tables above update daily for the selected place — pick your city below for its exact local timings.
Which Choghadiya is good for starting new work?
Amrit, Shubh, and Labh choghadiyas are considered auspicious for new beginnings, and Chal suits travel. Avoid Udveg, Kaal, and Rog for important starts, and make sure the chosen window does not overlap Rahu Kalam.
Do muhurta timings change by city?
Yes. All six tables derive from the local sunrise and sunset, so the same date gives different Rahu Kalam and Choghadiya windows in Delhi, Mumbai, and New York.

Choghadiya & muhurat by city

Rahu Kalam and Choghadiya windows are anchored to your city's sunrise and sunset, so the same day carries different timings in every city. Choose a city for its exact local tables.

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